Paper 1 · People, Development and Environment
UGC NET June 2023 (20.06.2023) Shift-II
Given below are two statements. Statement I: Increasing levels of environmental pollution can be handled by creating awareness among common people about its fallouts. Statement II: There should be research to identify those behaviours which are responsible for pollution. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- Statement I: Increasing levels of environmental pollution can be handled by creating awareness among common people about its fallouts.
- Statement II: There should be research to identify those behaviours which are responsible for pollution.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ Correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct — Both statements are correct, so the answer is that both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
Explanation
★Both statements are correct, so the answer is that both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
★Public awareness of the harms of pollution encourages people to change their habits.
★So creating awareness can help handle rising pollution, making statement I correct.
★Research can reveal which behaviours contribute most to pollution.
★Identifying these behaviours lets policy target them effectively.
★So research into pollution-causing behaviour is valuable, making statement II correct.
★Therefore both statements are correct.
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